Lazarus Cifras

Album: Blackstar (2016)
 
This is my interpretation for a standalone guitar, mixing guitar, sax and bass elements.
- Verses: I play a mini-riff a the end of each line. See below.
- Outro: you can improvise a solo in C major scale (or hypodorian A mode ?), inspired by the intro riff.
- Advice for novices: you’re not obliged to play riffs. And in the bridge you can leave out the bass
notes of Eb D/F# D/C chords.
 
[Chords]
Eb    x65343 or xx1343
D/F#  200232
D/C   x30232
G5    355xxx
A5    577xxx
 
[Riff 1 sax CBG CBGA]
e||----------------|----------------|
B||----------------|----------------|
G||----------------|----------------|
D||-10---9---5-----|-10---9---5---7-|
A||----------------|----------------|
E||----------------|----------------|
 
[Riff 2 CDE]    [Riff 3 CBG]
e||--------|    e||-------|
B||--------|    B||-1-0---|
G||--------|    G||-----0-|
D||---0-2~-|    D||-------|
A||-3------|    A||-------|
E||--------|    E||-------|
 
[Riff 4 AGAE]       [Riff 5 AGE]    [Riff 6 AGA]
e||---------|       e||-------|     e||-------|
B||---------|       B||-------|     B||-------|
G||-2-0-2---|       G||-2-0---|     G||-2-0-2-|
D||-------2-|       D||-----2-|     D||-------|
A||---------|       A||-------|     A||-------|
E||---------|       E||-------|     E||-------|
 
 
[Intro]
e||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A||---------------------------------------------|------------------------7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
e||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A||---------------------------------------------|------------------------7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
(repeat once, except four last notes)
 
(Riff 1 sax CBG CBGA) x2
 
[Verse 1](1’02”)
Am                      F   (riff 2 CDE)
  Look up here, I’m in heaven
Am                           F  (riff 2 CDE)
  I’ve got scars that can’t be seen
Am                           F  (riff 2 CDE)
  I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen
Am                     F  (riff 2 CDE)
  Everybody knows me now
 
(Riff 1 sax CBG CBGA) x2
 
[Verse 2](2’01”)
Am                           F  (riff 3 CBG)
  Look up here, man, I’m in danger
Am                          F  (riff 2 CDE)
  I’ve got nothing left to lose
Am                          F  (riff 3 CBG)
  I’m so high it makes my brain whirl
Am                              F  (riff 2 CDE)
  Dropped my cell phone down below
(Riff 1 sax CBG)                      (riff 1 sax CBGA)
                Ain’t that just like me
 
[Bridge](2’44”)
C        Eb           D/F#    D/C
  By the time I got to New York
C         Eb         D/F#
  I was living like a king
C        Eb             D/F#    D/C
  Then I used up all my money
C          Eb          D/F#
  I was looking for your ass
 
[Verse 3](3’14”)
Am                F  (riff 2 CDE)
  This way or no way
Am                    F  (riff 2 CDE)
  You know, I’ll be free
Am                    F  (riff 2 CDE)
  Just like that bluebird
Am                          F  (riff 4 AGAE)
  Now, ain’t that just like me
 
[Verse 4](3’45”)
Am              F  (riff 5 AGE)
  Oh, I’ll be free
Am                    F  (riff 5 AGE)
  Just like that bluebird
Am              F  (riff 6 AGA)
  Oh, I’ll be free
Am                     F
  Ain’t that just like me
 
[Outro](4’14”)
(Sax solo)
(Bass solo intermixed with these powerchords)
G5 / A5
G5 / A5
G5 / A5
(Repeat A string between powerchords couples)
G5 / A5
G5 / A5
G5 / A5
G5 / A5      \
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